The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in …
Read More »UK Releases New Visa Rules 5th December 2023
The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive five-point plan in a bid to curb immigration. Mixed reactions have trailed the plan which encompasses various measures, such as prohibiting care workers from relocating with their families and increasing the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas. Pressure is mounting on James …
Read More »Supreme Court imposes N40 million fine on Ozekhome
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN to personally pay N40 million as a fine to the four respondents he joined in a case seeking to declare Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of Imo State. The panel of the apex court imposed the …
Read More »Kaduna village bombing: How I lost 34 members of my family – Resident
A resident of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Idris Dahiru has disclosed how 34 members of his family were killed when the Nigerian Army bombarded the village. Over 80 people were said to have been killed when drones from the Nigerian Army bombarded residents in …
Read More »2024 Budget: Tinubu, Shettima, Aides To Spend N15.9b On Travels
President BolaTinubu Vice President Kashim Shettima and their aides are to spend the sum of N15.961 billion on international and local travel in 2024. The National Assembly is considering the figure in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. If the National Assembly approves the figure, Tinubu would spend a total of N6.992 billion …
Read More »Amnesty International Calls For Investigation, Prosecution Over Kaduna Bombing
Rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to investigate the air strikes that killed civilians in the Kaduna community. Making this call in a tweet on Tuesday, the right organization asked the President Bola Tinubu-led government to immediately investigate the airstrike. The group further tasked President Tinubu …
Read More »ECOWAS Court Orders Benin Republic To Pay Sunday Igboho 20 Million CFA
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of west African State (ECOWAS) has ruled in favor of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho. The court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the Government of Benin Republic to pay 20 million CFA to Igboho. According to …
Read More »Eko ROW!: Benin People ‘Owned’ Lagos, Awori Paid Royalties To Them—Erelu Abiola Dosunmu
Her Royal Highness, Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, a direct descendant of the progenitors of Lagos kingship. Her bloodline alone makes her side on the origin of Lagos more authoritative than anyone else. When the author of Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, Donald Jordan, said “History is …
Read More »Gov. Yusuf’s aide arrested for allegedly diverting palliatives
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Tasiu Al’amin-Roba, a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov. Abba Yusuf, and one Abdulkadir Muhammad for alleged diversion of the state’s palliatives. The Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on …
Read More »Presidency Reacts To Outrage Over 1,411 Delegates At COP28 Summit
The presidency has reacted to the public outrage over the list of 1,411 delegates to the COP28 Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. No fewer than 1,411 Nigerian delegates, enough to fill two or three jumbo jets, registered to participate at the 28th Climate Change Summit presently held in …
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